News Articles for Barry Urban

Disgraced-ex Labor parliamentarian Barry Urban has died in hospital three months after being attacked outside a business he managed in Kelmscott.

Former local government minister Tony Simpson will campaign for better boating facilities, major retailers to set up shop, and more youth entertainment.

Disgraced Labor MP Barry Urban has been sentenced to three years behind bars over the string of lies that unravelled his political career.

Schools in marginal electorates, such as Darling Range, Mount Lawley and Scarborough, will receive $110 million in upgrades if Labor is re-elected in March.

Despite the turnaround in the Darling Range by-election, the Liberals would do well not to get ahead of themselves.

The state government is hoping it has done enough to sway the vote its way in this month's Darling Range by-election.

Labor's candidate for the Western Australian state seat of Darling Range has resigned after a week of having her credibility and study history questioned.

WA Labor MP Anne Aly claims that a letter from the Egyptian embassy regarding her citizenship has “put the matter to rest" following concerns surrounding her eligibility for parliament.

Fremantle MP Josh Wilson has triggered a third by-election in Western Australia, after resigning today following a High Court ruling that removed Labor senator Katy Gallagher from parliament.

Two by-elections will take place in Western Australia in coming months, after a parliamentary inquiry into scandals involving Darling Range MP Barry Urban recommended his expulsion from parliament.

The state government is facing its first major personnel crisis, and the opposition is keen for a win.